Hey Y'all! I hope after reading my first post you feel confident in trusting me to get you right. I know you're wondering what to pull out of your clothing bins for spring and what are some big trends as life begins to heat up. Below I'll give you the colors and looks I'd recommend [...]
With the social, economic, and political landscape that we are faced with in 2017, there are so many challenges that we must confront. With my work as a Higher Education Professional, I often sit in meetings where we think critically about the needs of our students and how we can connect them to the resources [...]
My name is Brittany Williams and beyond these accolades, I’m a Sister; Daughter; Cousin; Mentor; Friend; Mentee; Socialite Wannabe; Wing Woman Extraordinaire; Grammar Rule Breaker; Word Creator; Aspiring Raging Feminist Bitch; Fashion Connoisseur; Makeup Enthusiast… And Every. Single. Day. I struggle not to hate myself because of my body.
I am a fat-bodied Black woman. I literally take up space. My Blackness, gender, and the intersection of the two take up space that is often denied to me in physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual spaces. The White supremacist, patriarchal society that I and other Black women exist within expects us to take up as [...]
As a part of my professional development package with my current place of employment, I’m consistently catching flights to other parts of the country to attend conferences and workshops. As I traveled back from a recent gathering in Boston, I was fortunate enough to be seated next to an off-duty flight attendant. Ya'll... My nerves [...]
Our dearest #CiteASista community- We (Brittany and Joan) have had a busy March with the launch of citeasista.com and a presentation at an annual higher education conference (photos on the tag!). During the conference, we met people who previously participated in our monthly chats and many of whom shared with us about how being a [...]
Soooo what better way to kick off the Music, Media and Pop Culture category than with a music post. After-all I know I have to earn your trust. That being said, I want you to know that I have an ear and knack for discovering new music and artist that are going to be big. [...]
Greetings Sisters, I'm Renyea Colvin, women's health and wellness expert and the new Life and Healing blogger for CiteASista! I'm super excited to be part of a digital space that puts Black women front and center in every way. What a powerful and timely endeavor, highlighting the work of Black women across varying discipline, in a [...]
Hey Cite A Sista Fam! My name is Kishana and I am excited to serve as a writer for Cite A Sista during its beginning stages of greatness! No, really! I think what Brittany and Joan are doing here is wonderful and I cannot wait to see how Cite A Sista continues to grow. My [...]
...I am learning that building sisterships with other Black women is essential to my survival in this racially and gender-hostile space. Therefore, I will be using much of my own experience to illustrate how relationship and kinship building may look differently and be uniquely challenging for Black girls and women at the intersections of brilliance and introversion.
#CiteASista: Today & Everyday 